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Theoretical Unification in Psychology: A Materialist Perspective

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Recent Trends in Theoretical Psychology

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The case for a materialist foundation for psychology is described in which theoretical unification emerges as an on-going historical process, not as a state. Theoretical indeterminacy is overcome through appeal to evolutionary and historical contexts which allow evaluation of theories in terms of essentiality and relevance.

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  1. University of Victoria, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

    Charles W. Tolman

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  1. Center for Advanced Study in Theoretical Psychology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada, T6G 2E9

    Wm J. Baker  & Leendert P. Mos  & 

  2. Department of Psychology, The Free University, 1007, MC, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    Hans V. Rappard

  3. Department of Psychology, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, T2N 1N4

    Henderikus J. Stam

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Tolman, C.W. (1988). Theoretical Unification in Psychology: A Materialist Perspective. In: Baker, W.J., Mos, L.P., Rappard, H.V., Stam, H.J. (eds) Recent Trends in Theoretical Psychology. Recent Research in Psychology. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-3902-4_3

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